Chief Rabbi
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Moral harm and the Jewish Establishment
It is surely impossible that Israeli Jews do not know what is being done by their hand, and in their name, to the Palestinians of East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza. But the capacity to lie, to self-delude, to dissemble, feeds off itself behind a set of formidable psychic fortifications. Fortifications constructed, consciously and… Continue reading
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Sanctioning the settlements: A bullet bitten. A space opened up.
Governments long enchantment with, and fear of, the clamorous, pro-Israel Jewish Establishment has ended. This is the symbolic meaning of Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband’s announcing sanctions against the settlements of the West Bank. The substance of the sanctions proposed may not amount to much so far as agricultural products are I concerned, but there is… Continue reading
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Clumsy and wrong: Jewish Establishment’s attempt to influence Church of England’s York Synod
The Church of England’s General Synod – the Church’s highest governing body, essentially its Parliament – is meeting in York from 10 to 14 July 2026. It has a key, controversial, question to address, namely, will it ‘receive’ – not ‘approve’ – the Kairos Palestine – Palestinian Christian Initiative A Moment of Truth: Faith in… Continue reading
About Me
This is Bernard Spiegal’s blog.
I write mainly about Palestine/Israel and related issues; sometimes other stuff too
Recent Posts
- Israel’s right to a self-determined Jewish state – a fallacy
- Moral harm and the Jewish Establishment
- Sanctioning the settlements: A bullet bitten. A space opened up.
- Chief Rabbi Mirvis: Moral purpose shattered
- A charade and a reflection on relative time: Jewish Establishment meets with Foreign Secretary Miliband
